Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract of Forescout Platform Administration and Deployment:
According to the Forescout Administration Guide - Remediate Actions, "Start Antivirus update" is an example of a remediation action.
Remediation Actions Definition:
According to the Remediate Actions documentation:
"Remediation actions are actions that address compliance issues by taking corrective measures on endpoints. These actions fix, update, or improve the security posture of non-compliant endpoints."
Examples of Remediation Actions:
According to the documentation:
Remediation actions include:
Start Antivirus Update - Updates antivirus definitions on the endpoint
Update Antivirus - Updates antivirus software
Start Windows Updates - Initiates Windows security patches
Enable Firewall - Activates Windows firewall
Disable USB - Restricts USB access
Why Other Options Are Incorrect:
A. Start SecureConnector - This is a deployment action, not remediation
C. Assign to VLAN - This is a containment/isolation action (Switch Remediate Action), not a remediation action
D. Switch port block - This is a containment/restrict action (Switch Restrict Action), not remediation
E. HTTP login - This is authentication, not a remediation action
Action Categories:
According to the documentation:
Category
Examples
Purpose
Remediate Actions
Start Antivirus, Windows Updates, Enable Firewall
Fix compliance issues
Restrict Actions
Switch Block, Port Block, ACL
Contain threats
Remediate Actions (Switch)
Assign to VLAN (quarantine)
Move to isolated VLAN
Deployment
Start SecureConnector
Deploy agents
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